Friedrich Merz of Germany’s conservative party, who secured 28 percent of the vote in the recent elections, vowed on Monday to establish a coalition government without the far-right AfD party, the second-highest vote-getter. He aims to accomplish this promptly, which will require discussions with rivals within the Social Democrats party.

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